Rebecca Robbins
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Judge Rejects Bid to Dismiss Trump Libel Suit Against Pulitzer Board
Donald Trump sued the Pulitzer Prize Board over its 2022 statement reaffirming its decision to award a prize for coverage of the 2016 Trump campaign’s...
AstraZeneca Is Withdrawing Its Covid Vaccine Worldwide, Citing Low Demand
The shot is no longer being manufactured or supplied, and it is no longer authorized for use in Europe.
Kevin Plank, Under Armour’s Founder, Will Return as C.E.O.
Kevin Plank, the sports apparel company’s controlling shareholder, will seek to reinvigorate the struggling brand.
Biogen Abandons Its Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm
The pharmaceutical company will give up its ownership rights to the drug and stop a clinical trial that had been aimed at confirming whether it...
Buried in Wegovy Costs, North Carolina Will Stop Paying for Obesity Drugs
Starting April 1, state employees in North Carolina will no longer have insurance coverage for costly weight-loss medications like Wegovy and Zepbound.
Lawsuit Challenges Insurance Restrictions on Weight Loss Drugs Like Wegovy
Many employers and government programs won’t cover costly obesity medications. A lawsuit is challenging one such policy.
Common Patenting Tactic by Drug Companies May Be Illegal, F.T.C. Says
Experts say the exploitation of a loophole in the patent system has contributed to high prices for inhalers.
Kroger Agrees to Pay $1.2 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims
The grocery chain, which did not admit wrongdoing, is the latest company accused of helping to fuel the opioid crisis to announce a settlement.
Mallinckrodt’s Bankruptcy Plan Would Cut Payments to Opioid Victims by $1 Billion
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals had promised $1.7 billion to governments, individuals and others harmed by the opioid crisis.
Merck Sues Over Medicare Drug-Price Negotiation Law
The company is heavily reliant on a cancer drug that could be targeted by a program intended to lower drug prices.